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The Jōsō Line (常総線, Jōsō-sen) is a railway line in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kantō Railway. It is a non-electrified line which connects Toride to Shimodate.[1]
| Jōsō Line | |
|---|---|
 A Kantō Railway KiHa 2300 series two-car DMU in July 2008 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 常総線 |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | Kantō Railway |
| Locale | Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 25 |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | Kantō Railway |
| Rolling stock | KiHa 2300 series DMU, KiHa 2100 series DMU, KiHa 0 series DMU, KiHa 310 series DMU, KiHa 5020 series DMU, KiHa 5010 series DMU, KiHa 5000 series DMU, KiHa 2400 series DMU, KiHa 2200 series DMU, DD502 series steam train |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 November 1913 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 51.1 km (31.8 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single and double |
| Character | Fairly urban with some rural areas |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Minimum radius | 290 m |
| Electrification | None |
| Operating speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
The Jōsō Line connects with the Tsukuba Express line, which opened in 2005, at Moriya Station, the only interchange other than at its two termini.
In fiscal 1999, the Jōsō Line carried an annual total of 14.16 million passengers (38,000 per day), making it the busiest non-electrified private line in Japan.[1]
Stations
edit| Name | Japanese | Between stations (km) | Distance (km) | Track | Rapid | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toride | 取手 | - | 0.0 | Double | ● |  Jōban Line
|
Toride | Ibaraki |
| Nishi-Toride | 西取手 | 1.6 | 1.6 | ● | ||||
| Terahara | 寺原 | 0.5 | 2.1 | ● | ||||
| Shin-Toride | 新取手 | 1.3 | 3.4 | ● | ||||
| Yumemino | ゆめみ野 | 0.8 | 4.2 | ● | ||||
| Inatoi | 稲戸井 | 1.2 | 5.4 | ● | ||||
| Togashira | 戸頭 | 0.9 | 6.3 | ● | ||||
| Minami-Moriya | 南守谷 | 1.1 | 7.4 | ● | Moriya | |||
| Moriya | 守谷 | 2.2 | 9.6 | ● | Tsukuba Express | |||
| Shin-Moriya | 新守谷 | 1.8 | 11.4 | ｜ | ||||
| Kokinu | 小絹 | 1.6 | 13.0 | ｜ | Tsukubamirai | |||
| Mitsukaidō | 水海道 | 4.5 | 17.5 | ● | Jōsō | |||
| Single | ||||||||
| Kita-Mitsukaidō | 北水海道 | 1.8 | 19.3 | ｜ | ||||
| Nakatsuma | 中妻 | 1.6 | 20.9 | ｜ | ||||
| Mitsuma | 三妻 | 3.0 | 23.9 | ｜ | ||||
| Minami-Ishige | 南石下 | 3.3 | 27.2 | ｜ | ||||
| Ishige | 石下 | 1.6 | 28.8 | ● | ||||
| Tamamura | 玉村 | 2.2 | 31.0 | ｜ | ||||
| Sōdō | 宗道 | 2.0 | 33.0 | ｜ | Shimotsuma | |||
| Shimotsuma | 下妻 | 3.1 | 36.1 | ● | ||||
| Daihō | 大宝 | 2.6 | 38.7 | ｜ | ||||
| Tobanoe | 騰波ノ江 | 2.3 | 41.0 | ｜ | ||||
| Kurogo | 黒子 | 2.6 | 43.6 | ｜ | Chikusei | |||
| Ōtagō | 大田郷 | 3.7 | 47.3 | ｜ | ||||
| Shimodate | 下館 | 3.8 | 51.1 | ● | Mito Line Mooka Railway Mooka Line | |||
Rolling stock
edit- KiHa 0 series (ex-JNR KiHa 20)
- KiHa 100 series (driver-only-operation version of KiHa 300)
- KiHa 300 series (ex-JNR KiHa 30)
- KiHa 310 series (ex-JNR KiHa 16/17)
- KiHa 350 series (ex-JNR KiHa 30/35/36) (1987–2012)
- KiHa 2100 series (introduced 1993)
- KiHa 2200 series (introduced 1997)
- KiHa 2300 series (introduced 2000)
- KiHa 2400 series (introduced 2004)
- KiHa 5000 series (introduced 2009)
- KiHa 5010 series (from February 2017)[2]
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A KiHa 310 series DMU in February 2017 -
A KiHa 350 series DMU in November 2007 -
KiHa 5010 series DMU car 5012 in March 2017
History
editThe Jōsō Railway opened the line on 1 November 1913. In 1945, the company merged with the Tsukuba Railway to form the Jōsō Tsukuba Railway, which merged with the Kanto Railway in 1965.[citation needed]
Originally all single-track, 17.5 kilometres (11 mi) of the line was doubled between Toride and Mitsukaidō by 15 November 1984.[1] However, due to the limitations brought by the Kakioka Magnetic Observatory located in Ishioka, this line is still not electrified.
The KiHa 310 vehicles are scheduled for withdrawal in July 2023.[3]
References
editThis article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- Hisakyu's Railway Guide (Go to "North Kanto" and "Kanto Railway").
- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ 2月デビューの関東鉄道キハ5010形 撮影会開催 [Photographic event for Kanto Railway 5010 series entering service in February]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "関東鉄道キハ310形、7月に引退 国鉄車改造し常総線で46年 HM掲出も". trafficnews.jp (in Japanese). Mediavague Co., ltd. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.